Research Article
Socioeconomic Drivers of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Western Ethiopia
Table 3
Classes of LULC for Wayu-Tuka district (1990–2020).
| | No | Classes of LULC | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | | Area (km2) | (%) | Area (km2) | (%) | Area (km2) | (%) | Area (km2) | (%) |
| | 1 | Bare land | 113.0 | 28.1 | 43.0 | 10.7 | 39.0 | 9.0 | 3.727 | 1 | | 2 | Farmland | 147.0 | 36.6 | 216.0 | 53.4 | 209.0 | 51.0 | 227.0 | 56.0 | | 3 | Forest | 49.0 | 12.1 | 33.0 | 8.2 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 2.6 | | 4 | Settlement | 90.0 | 22.3 | 104.0 | 25.7 | 138.0 | 34.0 | 148.00 | 36.0 | | 5 | Water body | 2.0 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 15.0 | 3.0 |
| | 6 | Total | 404.209 | 100 | 404.209 | 100 | 404.209 | 100 | 404.209 | 100 |
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Source: analysis via Arc GIS 10.3, 2023. The bold values show the total area (in skewer kilometer) and total (%).
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